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From: Jason Buchanan <jsb@digistar.com>
> w6ah@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >For the younger guys on the list. Neon lamps can also serve a very important
> function in Amplifier Construction, that of a stray RF Detector. They will
> glow
> in the presence of RF energy and come in quite handy to check that an
> enclosure
> is RF Tight. This was a pointer given to me by my OM WA2ATL
> >
> >Bob W6AH
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> do you run the bulb along the cracks/seams of the cabinet or... ?
>
You got it. Make sure your ambient light is down to a low level, turn the amp
or transmitter on and run the bulb over it the cabinet. And remember the axiom
"RF loves seams"
Bob W6AH
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